Facebook Changes Privacy Settings to Meet Canadian Requirements
Facebook first burst onto the social networking scene in 2007 as the underdog to category behemoth MySpace. In the years since its launch, Facebook has gone on to become larger than MySpace in the number of users it boasts.
One of the things that goes along with popularity for social networks are privacy concerns. Facebook has come under the guns of privacy advocates and governmental agencies out to ensure that the privacy of users is respected. DailyTech reported in July that Facebook was in violation of Canadian privacy laws and Canadian officials had demanded that changes be made to how Facebook handles user privacy.
